Laundry-iron attachment



(No Model.)

J. J WEBER. LAUNDRY IRON ATTAGHMBNT.

Patented July 23, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN J. IVEBER, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN."

LAUNDRY-IRON ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 407,557, dated July 23,1889. Application filed February 5, 1889. Serial No. 298,760. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN J. \VEBER, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city of Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State ofMichigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inLaundry-Iron Attachments, of which the following'is a specification.

The nature of my invention relates to an attachment to a laundry-ironwhich will automatically exert a downward pressure upon the iron when inuse, and at the same time will not preventthe operator from freelymoving the iron in any required direction.

The object of the invention is to increase the efficiency of thelaundry-iron without increasing its weight, 'or to give the same efficiency to a light as to a heavy iron. This object I accomplish by meansof the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a side elevation of my newlyinvented laundry-ironattachment, and Fig. 2 a vertical sectional view on line 5r 0: of Fig.1.

Similar letters refer to similar parts in both figures.

A is a vertical standard, preferably round, supported in any suitablemanner. One method of supporting the standard is by means of the base B,which may be attached to the table by means of screws. Another method isby means of a bracket, as O, which may be attached to the wall by meansof screws; or both the base and bracket may be used.

D is a frame pivoted to the standard A and held in position by anysuitable means which will allow said frame to turn horizontally thereon.In the drawings I have shown the frame D held in position upon thestandard by means of two stationary rings E E. The ends of the sidepieces of the frame farthest from the standard may be connected togetherby means of a cross-piece, as H; or, if desired,'

the two sidesof the frame and the connecting-piece may be made integralwith each other.

Surrounding the frame D in the manner shown in the drawings is a sleeveF, adapted to slide freely on the frame D. In order to facilitate themovement of the sleeve F upon the frame, two pulleys P P may be used,arranged as shown in Fig. 2. The sleeve F is provided with a lug I, asshown. Securely attached to the sleeve is the rod G, and connected withthe lower end of the rod G is the rod or goose-neck H. A rod R passesinto a hollow internally-threaded sleeve U, and is attached at its lowerend to the rod H by suitable means. S is a spring coiled around the rodB, so arranged that it is compressed between the lower end of the sleeveU and the rod H. Between the spring S and the rod II, I prefer to placea washer S, yet this washer may be dispensed with.

The internally-threaded sleeve U is provided with a thumb-screw T, whichengages with the screw-thread of the sleeve U. The thu nib-screw T issecured to the lug P in such a manner that while it may readily beturned to operate the sleeve U it cannot be moved from the lug. Byturning the thumb-screw the sleeve can be made to approach or recedefrom the rod II, the coiled spring upon the rod R thereby increasing ordecreasing the pressure upon the rod H and, consequently,

upon the laundry-iron M, to which the rod H is attached, as shown inFig. 1. M shows the laundry-iron constructed in any ordinary form orsize.

The sleeve F, lug P,-rods R, H, and G, and

parts thereto attached all move horizontallytogether, said sleeve Fsliding upon the frame D, and as the frameD turns horizontally upon thestandard A it allows the operator to move the laundry-iron in anyrequired direction.

In order to more securely support the frame, a wire or other brace V maybe used.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim to have invented, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination of an upright standard, ahorizontally-swinging framepivoted on said standard, a horizontally-movable sleeve F, supported onsaid frame and carrying a thumb-screw, an internally threaded sleeve U,adj ustably supported by the thumb-screw, a rod H, connected at one endwith the sliding sleeve F and at the other end with a laundry-iron, arod R, connecting the sleeve U and rod H, and a spring S, mounted onsaid rod R to exert pressure on the iron, substantially as described.

the thumb-screw '1, supported in the lug P,

the internally-threaded sleeve U, the rod R, and the spring S,substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal in the presenceof two Witnesses.

JOHN J. WEBER. [L. s.]

lVitnesses:

HUGH E. XVILSON, HARRY P. VAN WAGNER.

